Health interns are invited to participate in an annual impactful 3-week experience.​ Partnering with Ghana Health Services the Health Screen Project holds community health screening days in disadvantaged communities to provide free screening for communicable diseases, counseling and information sessions on health services available to community members.

During the 3 weeks, Health Interns, AFAWI Staff and health practitioners will be working in two communities, to screen for HIV/AIDs, Malaria, Hepatitis B, Blood Pressure, eye screening, Breast Cancer and overall health.

AFAWI believes in sustainability for our projects, and believes it’s important to bring together experts and counselors, educators to assist the communities on nutrition, family planning, and other health-related matters. To continue the sustainability of the Health Screen Project, AFAWI will make a contribution to the building of a new community clinic.​ This special program includes experience on a health project, as well as all meals and 2 trips within Ghana.​

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Alliance for African Women Initiative (AFAWI) is a grassroots Ghanaian organization, striving to narrow gender gaps and created opportunity and prosperity to empower women and children in Ghana for over 10 years. We believe strongly in sustainable development and strive for our projects to become self-reliant.
AFAWI takes a holistic approach to sustainable development, consulting and collaborating with communities to meet their needs and goals, to ensure projects will bring the most opportunity and success to empower the communities as a whole.
We believe in sharing ideas and collaborating with people to bring about real positive change.

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